Oh, I only saw Frailty once and on video (rented not purchased - way before I had a DVD player), but for some reason remember it vividly. Not sure why. Maybe because I wrote about on one of the fanboards?
Agree - not a huge fan of Bill Paxton either. Prefer Bill Pullman. I get them confused at times. Powers Booth - the guy who played the cop was my favorite thing in Frailty.
But sometimes, it feels a little too much like the writers aren't saying "What would Dean/Sam think of this woman" and more like, "What would I really like to say about [insert wife/girlfriend/network exec]?" that I'm not sure I can explain. At times it feels like there is a vibe of "Oh, that Dean" and at other times, it feels like more of a "Way to go, Dean! You're exactly right!" whenever he says something blatantly and blanket-y anti-female.
Yep, I've caught that as well. It's cringe-inducing at times and most likely why a lot of women on my flist can't watch it. And it happens a lot with Ed Edlund episodes, also seen it in association with any episode regarding the fandom - they are highly critical of female fans on that show - why the female fans haven't gone after them with sporks, I don't know.
I call it juvenile male humor. Makes loving this particular genre incredibly tough at times. Feminist - Supernatural is most definitely not. If anything - I often watch the show in part to get inside the head of the male chauvinist pigs out there. ;-)
And agreed - I miss Ellen too. We need another strong kick-ass female character in the mix. All horror stories should have at least one. Where's Michelle Rodriquez - dang it! (She was in Aliens 2 and Resident Evil, along with Lost, and Avatar - I rather like Michelle Rodriquez, even if they always kill her off for some reason.)
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Re: Have you ever seen the film Fraility with Bill Paxton and Mathew McConaghy?
Date: 2011-02-06 11:52 pm (UTC)Agree - not a huge fan of Bill Paxton either. Prefer Bill Pullman.
I get them confused at times. Powers Booth - the guy who played the cop was my favorite thing in Frailty.
But sometimes, it feels a little too much like the writers aren't saying "What would Dean/Sam think of this woman" and more like, "What would I really like to say about [insert wife/girlfriend/network exec]?" that I'm not sure I can explain. At times it feels like there is a vibe of "Oh, that Dean" and at other times, it feels like more of a "Way to go, Dean! You're exactly right!" whenever he says something blatantly and blanket-y anti-female.
Yep, I've caught that as well. It's cringe-inducing at times and most likely why a lot of women on my flist can't watch it. And it happens a lot with Ed Edlund episodes, also seen it in association with any episode regarding the fandom - they are highly critical of female fans on that show - why the female fans haven't gone after them with sporks, I don't know.
I call it juvenile male humor. Makes loving this particular genre incredibly tough at times. Feminist - Supernatural is most definitely not. If anything - I often watch the show in part to get inside the head of the male chauvinist pigs out there. ;-)
And agreed - I miss Ellen too. We need another strong kick-ass female character in the mix. All horror stories should have at least one. Where's Michelle Rodriquez - dang it! (She was in Aliens 2 and Resident Evil, along with Lost, and Avatar - I rather like Michelle Rodriquez, even if they always kill her off for some reason.)